Word: sam
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...somethings, who wish to legislate the controversy out of existence before the event, and the do-nothings, whose faith in the ingenuity of the Founding Fathers covers not only what these gentlemn put into th Constitution, but what they left out. This second group is headed by Sam Rayburn, whose intention to kill any disability legislation may make the present conflict somewhat academic...
...twice as old as his brother Sam, who is half as old as his sister Anne, who is five years older than her brotherJim. Who are the twins...
...Sam Newhouse's staid Oregonian -a comfortable, conservative newspaper that is normally inclined to sit back and rock on Portland's front porch-it was a tough and hazardous story. Judged by his police record, Racket Boss Elkins was, at best, an impeachable source. The villains in Elkins' story were not men to meddle with lightly-a Teamster organizer and ex-convict, as well as Multnomah County District Attorney William Langley and Sheriff (now Mayor) Terry Schrunk, both Teamster protégés. After listening to 70 hours of conversations between the key figures, tape-recorded...
...Jersey's teeming (pop. 700,000) Hudson County, where annual county and city elections are among the liveliest in the U.S., newsmen who are willing to turn out speeches and publicity for political candidates have long found a rewarding short-term market for their talents. Reporters on Sam Newhouse's Jersey Journal (circ. 98,565) have enjoyed a virtual monopoly as political pressagents. The opposition Hudson Dispatch, the county's only other comparable pool of literary talent, has traditionally barred its employees from participating in political campaigns, while the Journal's policy has been to grant...
...Monday, Sam Smith envelopes himself in a cloud of cigar smoke and makes pertinent comments concerning the latest releases on JAZZ...